Opening Night with Gabriela Martinez

Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, “Haffner”

The Festival’s 41st season opens with an evening of Mozart. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, described by The New York Times as “compelling…versatile, daring, and insightful,” performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. It’s probably his most famous concerto, as it’s a delight end to end, and it accompanies the final scene and end credits of the 1984 film Amadeus. The program continues with Mozart’s equally popular “Haffner” Symphony. Full of exuberant life, it moves from a fiery and forceful opening, through an easygoing and peaceful middle, to a final movement that Mozart wrote should go “as fast as possible.” Alasdair Neale and the Festival Orchestra accept the challenge!